Folding ironing-board



FOLDING momma BOARD. APPLICATION FILED 8.28.1919.

1,353,729 PatentedSept. 21, 1920.;

V QFFIC JOHN ADAM DICE, 0F ESPANOLA, ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSIGNOR 0FONE-HALF TO DOUGLAS HARVEY PARKER, OF ESPANOLA, ONTARIO, CANADA.

FOLDING IRONING-IBOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 21,

Application filed Apri1 28, 1919. Serial No. 293,227.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN ADAM DICE, of the town of Espanola, county ofSudbury, Province of Ontario. Canada, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in FoldingIroning-Boards, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in folding ironing boards, and theobject of my invention is to construct an ironing board which can beused in connection with tables or other supports of different heightsabove the floor, and the invention comprises a board, having an openslot at one end thereof, through which extends the leg which is pivotedto said board; an adjustable foot carried bythe lower end of the leg,whereby the length of the leg can be altered as required, and a suitablebrace or support whereby the leg is braced from said board, ashereinafter more particularly set forth. v

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved ironing board, certain partsbeing shown in section. This View also shows, in elevation, a suitablesupport towhich'the ironing board is clamped, and Fig. 2 is a crosssection on the line 2 2, Fig. l on an enlarged scale.

In the drawings, like characters of reference refer to the same parts.

A is the ironing board, and the same is provided at its inner end with alongitudinal slot B in which operates the leg 0, which is pivoted to themembers D of the board A by the pin or bolt E. The head F of the leg C,in connection with the slotted end of the board A, forms a jaw, wherebythe ironing board is clamped to any suitable member G, such as a tabletop. Of course, the leg C rests upon the floor, and to brace this legproperly I provide a slotted brace or support H, which is pivoted at Ito one of the members D. A threaded bolt J is held in the leg C andextends through the slot 2 of the support H, and by means of the nut 3,mounted on said bolt, the desired coactipjn is. had between the supportH and the le In order to permit my ironing board to be used withsupports that vary in height above the floor, I provide the leg 0 withan ad justable foot 4, which is coupled to the leg proper by means of abolt 5, which is held.

in the extension 6 of said'foot, and the leg C and extends through theslot 7 formed in theleg CL A wing nut 8 mounted on the bolt 5 permits ofthe clamping together.

of the extension 6-and the leg C, so as to hold the foot 4 in adjustedposition, for" be held in proper position to co-act withthe leg Cproper.

7 By nails 11, or equivalent means, the flanges 10 are secured to thelower end of the leg C and the plate 9 is secured by any suitable meanssuch as nails 12 to said leg.

The leg C and foot 4, when not in use. are designed to fold between themembers D, as is also the support H, and, therefore.

the ironing board can be shipped in very compact form. and readilystored away in the house. I

Portion of the inner side of one ofthe members D is cut away as shown at13, so as to allow for the housing of the nut 3 when the leg 0 isfolded. 7 Of course, obvious changes may be made in details ofconstruction without departing from the spirit of the invention. What Iclaim as my invention is: p In combination with an ironing board havinga supporting leg pivoted thereto and one end extended through and beyondsaid board, said extended portion of the leg cooperating with the boardto form a clamping means, the opposite end of said leg having its upperside cut away, a U-shaped plate secured by its web portion totheterminal of said cut-away end of the leg, the arms of said plateembracing andsecured to the opposite sides ofsaid leg, an adjustableextension slidably mounted on the cutaway portion of said leg andlocated between the arms of said plate, said arms forming guides toprevent lateral movement for said extension and relative to said legs,and means for holding said extension in dif ferent adjusted positionsrelative to the leg.

JOHN ADAM DICE.

